Remember Shimon the King, the Priest who reigned as King in Israel, grew it’s power and influence and secured peace for it.
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Eleazer the Piercer – Hanukkah’s Heroes VII
Remember Eleazer the Piercer, who died trying to kill Antiochus to end his war on Israel.
Judah the Hammer- Hanukkah’s Heroes VI
Remember Yehudah the Maccabee who fought and fought to free Israel from oppression and lived a life dedicated to the Almighty.
Matityahu the Cohen- Hanukkah’s Heroes V
Remember Matityahu from 1 Maccabees 2 rejected wealth and honor in order to hold fast to the ways of his fathers.
Hannah- Hanukkah’s Heroes IV
Remember Hannah from 2 Maccabees 7 who encouraged her last and youngest son to be brave and strong, knowing death would be his fate, and hers, if he did not bow to Antiochus.
Hannah’s Seven Sons – Hanukkah’s Heroes III
Remember Eleazer the Scribe from 2 Maccabees 6 who refused to eat unclean meat.
Eleazer the Scribe – Hanukkah’s Heroes II
Remember Eleazer the Scribe from 2 Maccabees 6 who refused to eat unclean meat.
Hanukkah’s Heroes I
Remember the heroic mothers of 2 Maccabees 6. They circumcised their sons in defiance of the King Antiochus and were murdered for it.
Less Than Three Weeks Until Hannukah!
Sundown December 22, 2019 marks the start of the Festival of Lights. Did you know that John 10 places the Messiah at the Temple during Hannukah? At the core of Hannukah are devotion to HaShem even unto death and a resistance to assimilation. Yeshua came first to the lost sheep of Israel to call themContinue reading “Less Than Three Weeks Until Hannukah!”